This year, I want to work on my witticisms.
I want be Quicker with a quip, in the thick of a crowded room.
I want to get better at taking criticism.
I want to learn how not to tense up so soon,
to be less defensive,
to live a little more in the present tense.
It's true that I should have learned by now,
and I am, but it's coming slow.
Come see how I'm doing in a year or so.
Oh this year I want to pay a little more attention
To the parts of the conversation that go unsaid.
To the ways that I can help you if you need me.
To spend a little less time inside my head,
that rebellious ocean.
I want to live with my windows open.
I know I should have learned by now,
and I am but it's coming slow.
Ask me how I'm doing in a year or so
Henry Terepka (as Henry Grant), also of the psych-pop group Zula, moves into smooth sophisti-pop territory as he steps out solo. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 2, 2021
Wonderfully absurdist pop songs that manage the tricky balance of humor and hookiness—The Exquisite Corpse as ’60s pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 4, 2022